getting stuff done
so i didn't have to go to the office after all. i've been working at home and i have to say, i really love working at here, as nice as my work office is and as great as the view is.
maybe it's because my desk is bigger, the chair is more comfortable, or the environment is less corporate. maybe it's the canine assistant, sleeping on the rug. well, right now she isn't sleeping. she's become a whirling dervish after being asleep pretty much all afternoon.
the bulldog was a good alarm clock again today. not that i wanted one, given that i went to bed at midnight, after staying at the dinner party much longer than i intended. but at 6:30 she wanted to be awake. although once i was awake and making her breakfast, she took her sweet time coming downstairs. so had a little coffee, read the neighbour's paper and then watered all the neighbour's plants i'm looking after.
took the dog for a walk then ran on the treadmill -- 2.5 miles today. pretty good! i am very happy with my progress. i guess my muscles have more of a memory than i thought. i am surprised that i'm not sore at all. where i am sore are my arms and back. it's either carrying produce to the car from the market or carrying the bulldog up three flights of stairs to go to bed -- the things i do for the pampered princess.
i got groceries before 10:30! on a sunday! thought i was going to work and rushed to get back. luckily my boss said, nah, we don't need you after all. do your other work at home.
sweet! so in between doing work work, i've done a bunch of things i've been putting off -- like my passport application and making rrsp contributions. fun, fun!
ok. the canine wants to play ball now and it's hard to type and throw. but i'll manage.
at dinner last night one of the guests was a former investment banker turned pastry chef. well, she's about to become a finance person again because she said that for the hours and effort, the restaurant industry just isn't worth it even though she loves to cook.
although hearing it was pretty depressing, i'm glad i did. back of my mind i've always wondered if i should have chosen that path. it sounds like my recreational baking and cooking is a good outlet, but maybe not the best way to make a living. (the husband and i have signed up for a couples cooking class in a couple of weeks)
she also confirmed the reasons why tv cooking shows make me not want to eat in restaurants – the horror stories she told about the sanitary conditions turned my stomach. dirty uniforms, fish thawing on bare concrete floors, recycling food. ewww!
all in all, it was a great weekend. just what i needed. i crammed a lot in and i feel like i've gotten a lot done for work and home so i'll feel better next week about just getting one thing done at a time.
maybe it's because my desk is bigger, the chair is more comfortable, or the environment is less corporate. maybe it's the canine assistant, sleeping on the rug. well, right now she isn't sleeping. she's become a whirling dervish after being asleep pretty much all afternoon.
the bulldog was a good alarm clock again today. not that i wanted one, given that i went to bed at midnight, after staying at the dinner party much longer than i intended. but at 6:30 she wanted to be awake. although once i was awake and making her breakfast, she took her sweet time coming downstairs. so had a little coffee, read the neighbour's paper and then watered all the neighbour's plants i'm looking after.
took the dog for a walk then ran on the treadmill -- 2.5 miles today. pretty good! i am very happy with my progress. i guess my muscles have more of a memory than i thought. i am surprised that i'm not sore at all. where i am sore are my arms and back. it's either carrying produce to the car from the market or carrying the bulldog up three flights of stairs to go to bed -- the things i do for the pampered princess.
i got groceries before 10:30! on a sunday! thought i was going to work and rushed to get back. luckily my boss said, nah, we don't need you after all. do your other work at home.
sweet! so in between doing work work, i've done a bunch of things i've been putting off -- like my passport application and making rrsp contributions. fun, fun!
ok. the canine wants to play ball now and it's hard to type and throw. but i'll manage.
at dinner last night one of the guests was a former investment banker turned pastry chef. well, she's about to become a finance person again because she said that for the hours and effort, the restaurant industry just isn't worth it even though she loves to cook.
although hearing it was pretty depressing, i'm glad i did. back of my mind i've always wondered if i should have chosen that path. it sounds like my recreational baking and cooking is a good outlet, but maybe not the best way to make a living. (the husband and i have signed up for a couples cooking class in a couple of weeks)
she also confirmed the reasons why tv cooking shows make me not want to eat in restaurants – the horror stories she told about the sanitary conditions turned my stomach. dirty uniforms, fish thawing on bare concrete floors, recycling food. ewww!
all in all, it was a great weekend. just what i needed. i crammed a lot in and i feel like i've gotten a lot done for work and home so i'll feel better next week about just getting one thing done at a time.
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